Annette and Bobby Spencer are a hard-working couple who has delayed parenting until they were at the top of the ladder. Now it's time to start a family, but after four miscarriages, they are devastated to discover that due to medical reasons, it's highly unlikely they will bring a child to term. With only a few weeks until Christmas, Annette can't even think of yuletide greetings when all she really wants is a child.